Proctor became one of Colorado’s first garden celebrities back when he was writing for The Herb Companion and other gardening magazines; published his first book, “Herbs in the Garden” with David Macke.

He’s now the 9news Garden Expert, and since that first book, there has been a wheelbarrow of other books: “Colorado’s Great Gardens,” “Herbs in Pots,” “The Outdoor Potted Bulb,” “Passionate Gardening” (with Lauren Springer) and “Gardening on a Shoestring,” among others. Proctor and Macke’s garden would be on any garden tourist’s life list no matter where Proctor lived, but the fact that he creates such a garden in our land of hail and freezes and blistering heat is particularly astonishing.

And with bloom times for many plants arriving weeks early this year, it could be spectacular. Proctor and Macke live in a century-old house, and, as he told writer Maria Cote in a 2009 Denver Post interview, he and Macke have tried to honor its style. “Those on tour can expect to be stunned by phlox, asters, bumblebee daisies, sunflowers, Japanese anemone and even fall crocus and reblooming bearded iris in the autumn. Expect to see hummingbirds drawn to trumpet flower, red cannas and salvias,” Cote wrote then.

Worried you won’t find the house? Don’t be. “You’ll spot the house right away. You don’t need the number,” he tells people.

The details: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. June 10 at 3030 W. 46th Ave. in Denver. Suggested donation $10 (but you can always give more, and hey, it’s for the critters.). Tickets available at the event or in advance at Tagawa Gardens, 7711 S. Parker Road. Proceeds will go to the Denver Dumb Friends League.

I went to the Rob Proctor Garden tour this past Sunday. What a wonderful experience and absolutely amazing garden!!!!! And all for a good cause – The Denver Dumb Friends League!!! Thank you so much Tagawa Gardens for sponsoring it!!!!!